We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Qualys VMDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."Fortigate is very scalable to serve our customers' needs. We have scaled already from fifty to more than a hundred instances of Fortinet FortiGate. Around 20 staff are required for deployment and maintenance, mostly engineers."
"The network security and cloud security are most valuable."
"The solution is very user friendly. The user interface in particular is quite nice."
"Fortinet FortiGate is scalable for our users. Right now, we have almost 70 users. We do not have any plan to increase our usage of FortiGate. For maintaining the firewall solution, one staff member is enough."
"The reporting and monitoring are very good."
"This version is stable. I don't have any issues with this solution, in our environment, it works well."
"Some of the valuable features are the firewall, IPS, web filter, and gateway capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to use and flexible."
"It's very fast and easy to configure."
"Cisco is head-and-shoulders above all of the competition when it comes to technical support."
"Cisco IOS Security increases the overall security of our network, performs authentication, and provides level 15 access and privileges."
"In Pakistan, we only use Cisco because they have good local support infrastructure. Huawei and Fortinet don't offer direct support in Pakistan."
"We use the product for firewalls."
"The VPN was valuable for us because more people are working from home. It has a lot of reporting and easy-to-use management tools."
"One of the valuable features of the solution is its flexibility and it performs great."
"We are able to filter a lot of traffic especially when a lot of the traffic is in layer 7."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"Qualys VM has allowed us to know the vulnerabilities we need to prioritize based on the threat levels and the possible impact if there's an intrusion."
"The biggest benefit is from a security operations perspective, where we are able to drive our security posture upwards by remediating any discovered vulnerabilities."
"It's very configurable to adjust impact to systems."
"The most valuable feature is automation."
"The most valuable features of Qualys VM are its ability to do proper vulnerability assessment. It has a lot of updates for all the vulnerability databases from all over the globe. It's an amazing solution when it comes to the versatility of the features it has. Additionally, the reports are very good. It generates very detailed reports about the vulnerabilities inside the environment"
"It's stable and quite reliable."
"I find the most valuable features are the continuous monitoring. Even on premises, there is constant monitoring."
"This is one of the best products I have worked with so far. I like the power of Qualys, and it's a better solution because you can scan a compact file, a BIT file, or batch files. The product already knows what's happening inside, and you don't need to expand the package. Tenable will do the same thing, but you need to have a package issuance claim. With Qualys, we can immediately understand the file, even a compact file. If there's some kind of discovery or incident, you will know what happened in the environment."
"Performance and technical support are the main issues with this solution."
"You do need some IT knowledge in order to effectively work with the solution."
"Some of the web policy reports could be improved."
"Security is a continuous process. In every product, there is a requirement for improvement. Its pricing should also be improved according to Indian market requirements. They must also improve on the reporting part. Its reporting can be more precise. If we can get a real-time report in a specific format, it will be helpful for customers to know about the current status of their security."
"The license renewal process, annual renewal price, and the web application firewall features should be improved."
"There are problems with the custom reporting of the unique traffic. The data is there, but it is too difficult for us to extract."
"We had some issues in the beginning while setting it up, but after doing the firmware update, it is working fine."
"I would prefer to have more detailed logs within the FortiGate products themselves rather than relying on a separate tool."
"With respect to user-friendliness, it is a command-line interface and those with such experience will get along just fine, whereas others may struggle."
"Cisco is a scalable product, but it is expensive compared to other vendors."
"Sometimes I find it difficult to manage. Some configurations are difficult for new engineers, for example."
"The solution’s setup process could be better."
"An area for improvement in Cisco IOS Security is the performance because it's not as stable sometimes. There's also some latency in the solution, which could be improved. Cisco IOS Security integrates with other solutions, but you'll encounter many errors after integration, so this is another area for improvement. I'd like to see enhanced performance and a simplified setup in the next version of Cisco IOS Security."
"Cisco is an expensive firewall, so the pricing can be improved."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve by having more compatibility with other Cisco solutions."
"Qualys VM could improve by having more skilled support personnel."
"I would like to see this solution more developed and competitive in the Cloud space."
"It's not very user-friendly at times and requires in-depth understanding. So, a layman or someone new to Qualys won't be able to easily understand it. You need education to use the solution."
"Qualys Container Security can improve the interface. It could be easier to navigate and be enriched."
"The customer support is very bad."
"Qualys does have an on-prem solution, but it is very expensive."
"Sometimes we face a problem with accessing the tool and not getting an expected result. From a technology point of view, they need to look into this."
"I would like to have CSPM, a continuous scan-like cloud added to the solution."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Vulnerability Management.
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